Peer-to-peer communication with non-simultaneous transmit and receive operation

An access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) comprising:

• a plurality of APs that each comprise a transceiver configured to transmit or receive signals on multi-link operation (MLO) links between the APs and corresponding first stations (STAs) of a first non-AP MLD and STAs of a second non-AP MLD, respectively,
• wherein a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) direct link is formed between a first STA of the first non-AP MLD and another peer STA or corresponding peer STA of the second non-AP MLD,
• wherein at least two of the first STAs of the first non-AP MLD form a non-simultaneous transmit/receive (NSTR) link pair, and
• wherein the transceivers are further configured to receive, from the non-AP MLD on one of the MLO links via a corresponding one of the APs, a TDLS transmission notification message that includes an indication that a TDLS transmission is impending over the TDLS direct link from one of the first STAs of the first non-AP MLD that forms the NSTR link pair,
• the AP MLD further comprising a processor operably coupled to the transceivers, the processor configured to determine, based on the TDLS transmission notification message, that the TDLS transmission is impending over the TDLS direct link from the one of the first STAs of the first non-AP MLD that forms the NSTR link pair.

A method of wireless communication performed by a non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD), the method comprising:

• determining that a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) transmission is impending over a TDLS direct link from a first STA of the non-AP MLD that forms a non-simultaneous transmit/receive (NSTR) link pair with another first STA of the non-AP MLD, wherein the TDLS direct link is formed between the first STA of the non-AP MLD and another peer STA or corresponding peer STA of a second non-AP MLD;
• generating a TDLS transmission notification message that includes an indication that the TDLS transmission is impending;
• and
• transmitting, to an AP MLD on a multi-link operation (MLO) link via a corresponding one of the first STAs, the TDLS transmission notification message, wherein MLO links are formed between APs of the AP MLD and corresponding first STAs of the non-AP MLD.